Conflicts are most common in southern Canada, which is densely populated. I don’t know what the best way to safeguard aquatic environments is, but one way would be to protect what hasn’t yet been too impacted. We need to ensure that there are north-south corridors, and also at altitude, so that certain organisms can find themselves in suitable aquatic environments, even in the wake of climate change. This is really important.
We need to move towards environmental planning and give priority to certain areas. There are many discussions underway following last year’s COP15 and the target set to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. I’m taking part in the work currently being done in Quebec to define these areas, be they freshwater or terrestrial. These are very important discussions to have.